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Birth:          ABT 1040 Estouteville-sur-Mer, Normandy
Death:          AFT 1106 Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Notes
ancestry.com
accompanied William the Conqueror
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_III_de_Stuteville
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I01036
Robert ("Grandboelle") d'Estouteville, Sire d'Estouteville, Normandy, a companion of 
William I (The Conqueror). [Burke's Peerage]

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The following is excerpted from a post to SGM, 7 Sep 2002, by Rosie Bevan:

From: "Rosie Bevan" (rbevan AT paradise.net.nz)
Subject: Stuteville of Cottingham
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
Date: 2002-09-07 03:43:36 PST

The posts on the Stutevilles have generated a few private queries about the main 
English line. So for those interested, here is what is known of the Stutevilles of 
Cottingham, derived mainly from C.T.Clay, Early Yorkshire Charters, v.9.

In 1276 and 1282 surveys compiled of the Cottingham estate revealed that it 
consisted of a capital messuage of a manor, with a double ditch around the court, 
surrounded by a wall, with a garden, dovecote, fishery, 1455 acres of arable land, 433 
acres of meadow, 364 acres of pastures, a park with a circuit of 4 leagues, in which 
the game were estimated at 500 wild beasts, four woods, three water mills and one 
wind mill. In addition there were 74 free tenants paying rent, 92 bondsmen and 137 
cottars. Three advowsons belonged to the manor - the church of Cottingham worth 
200 marcs p.a, the church of Roule worth 100 marcs and the church of Etton at 50 
marcs p.a. The total value per annum of the estate was estimated at L435 2s 3d.

1. ROBERT I de Stuteville of Etoutteville, Seine-Maritime, arr. Yvetot, cant. Yerville 
and Cottingham, Yorks. He was amongst those granted the lands forfeited by Hugh fitz 
Baldric in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire soon after 1087 but lost them owing to his 
support of Robert Curthose, and was captured at the battle of Tinchebrai in 1106 after 
which he was condemned to be imprisoned for life. The lands were subsequently 
granted to Nigel d'Aubigny from whom they descended to Roger de Mowbray, but 
partially recovered by Robert I's grandson, Robert III de Stuteville. He was a 
benefactor of Durham and an entry in the Liber Vitae makes mention of himself, his 
wife Beatrice (whose parentage is unknown) and sons Robert, Gradulf and William. In 
a claim made by his great grandson William, he was described as Robert Grandboeuf. 
He was also father of Emma, second wife of Robert fitz Hugh de Grandmesnil whose 
six children are named in the Durham Liber Vitae. Benefactor of St Mary's abbey, 
York, Durham priory and the church at Lincoln.

Issue:
- Robert II. See below
- Gradulf
- William
- Emma. Married to Robert Grandmesnil.
[Sources: Keats-Rohan, 'Domesday Descendants'. p.723 ; Clay, 'Early Yorkshire 
Charters' v.8, p.1-2 ; Sanders, 'English Baronies: a study of their origin and descent 
1086-1327', p.37]

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Thanks to Curt Hofemann (see post-em) for this excerpt from Sanders, which contains 
the descent of Stuteville:

The flwg is from: Sanders, I.J., _ ENGLISH BARONIES A STUDY OF THEIR ORIGIN 
AND DESCENT 1086-1132_, (Oxford University Press, London, first published 1960, 
Reprinted lithographically, from corrected sheets of the first edition 1963), Part I 
Baronies p. 37:

COTTINGHAM YORKSHIRE
The estates of Hugh son of Baldric, Domesday lord of Cottingham, were divided after 
his death and the bulk of his lands in Yorkshire passed to Robert I de Stuteville. 
Robert I was captured fighting with the king's enemies at Tinchbrai in 1106, his lands 
passed to Nigel d'Aubigny and thence to the son of Nigel, Roger de Mowbray of 
Thirsk, Yorks. Robert II de Stuteville, s. and h. of Robert I, did not hold lands in 
England and it was not until the reign of Stephen that Robert III, s. and h. of Robert 
II, recovered Cottingham. Robert III d. circa 1183 leaving William d. 1203. Robert IV, 
s. and h., a minor, d.s.p. 1205 and the lands passed to Nicholas I, brother of William. 
Nicholas I was captured in May 1217 at the battle of Lincoln and he died soon after 
this. Nicholas II, s. and h., d. 1233, when the lands passed to his nephew Eustace, s. 
and h. of Robert d. 1213, elder brother of Nicholas II. Eustace d. 1241. His heir was 
his cousin JOAN, da. of Nicholas II.

JOAN, d. 1276, m., firstly, Hugh Wake d. 1241. She m., secondly, Hugh Bigod, Chief 
Justiciar in 1259, by whom she was mother of Roger Bigod, d.s.p. 1306, Earl of 
Norfolk. Her lands passed to her son Baldwin Wake d. 1282.

Parents
D'ESTOUTEVILLE Robert (ABT 1020 - )
DE TALBOT Jeanne (ABT 1023 - )

Siblings
D'ESTOUTEVILLE Robert "Grandboelle" (ABT 1040 - AFT 1106)

Marriage To DE RIEUX Blanche (ABT 1045 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE RIEUX Quesnoc (ABT 1018 - )
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Children by DE RIEUX Blanche ABT 1045 - 
DE STUTEVILLE Robert (ABT 1070 - AFT 1138)

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